Some of the biggest financial institutions in the world held billions of dollars of Libyan state funds, a leaked report has revealed.

The US military says it is withdrawing some of the more than 200 troops it has in Pakistan, after a request from the government in Islamabad.

Singapore Airlines says it plans to start a budget carrier flying across longer distances, as it expands its network.

Indonesia is the best place for entrepreneurs to start a business, a BBC survey suggests, with the US, Canada, India and Australia also scoring highly.

Australia and Malaysia reject criticism of their deal to stem the flow of refugees after the UN human rights commissioner launched a scathing attack.

A shootout between rival Mexican drug gangs in the Pacific coast state of Nayarit leaves at least 28 people dead, officials say.

At least 24 people are killed after a suicide bomber in a car targets government buildings in Pakistan's volatile north-west.

More than 50 Somali-owned shops in the South African city of Port Elizabeth are attacked and looted overnight by local residents.